This article is about the professional wrestler and Fox News business analyst. For the seventeenth century theologian, see John Layfield . John Charles Layfieldhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1343090/posts (born November 29 1966) known by his current ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling on its RAW brand. He is the longest reigning World Champion in SmackDown history, the brand which he recently left his position as a color commentator to restart his career as an in-ring competitor. His gimmick--a wealthy, gladhanding businessman--is based on Layfield's real-life accomplishments as a stock market investor. Layfield is a regular panelist on Fox News Channel's The Cost of Freedom and previously appeared on CNBC. He has also written a best-selling book on f